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70 A History of Sweden
defend the Christian faith, resist the wrong, protect
orphans, widows, and ladies, and be loyal to my king
and country. So help me God." To this day we ascribe
a knightly character to a man who walks uprightly,
scorns deceit, fights for
truth and justice, and suc-
cors the helpless. When
the candidate had thus
given his vows, some re-
nowned knight adminis-
tered to him the accolade
by striking him on the
shoulder with the flat of
his sword. Other knights
girded on his sword,
fastened the spurs to his
heels, and presented him
with the heavy armor.
The Castles. The knights
devoted their lives to war-
fare, but much of it was
civil strife. For security
in those turbulent times
they built; for their dwell-
ings strongly fortified cas-
tles, surrounded with
moats and walls bristling
with towers.
The Tournaments. The favorite amusement of
knighthood was the tournament, an expensive contest
between mounted knights. In shining armor, with
waving crests, and on fiery steeds the contestants en-
A Knight Templar.
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